Schedule a project from a start date

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title: Schedule a project from a start date
description: Schedule a project from a start date and plan tasks and milestones based on your project requirements.
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# Schedule a project from a start date

Schedule a project from a start date and plan tasks and milestones based on your project requirements.

## Before you begin

Role required: it\_project\_manager

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Project** > **Projects** > **Create New**.

2.  On the Project form, enter the project name.

3.  From Dates related list, select **Schedule** and select **Approved start date**.

    All tasks without dependencies or constraints are set to start on the project start date.

4.  Select **Submit**.


**Parent Topic:**[Starting a project](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/t_CreateAProject.md)

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